Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 14 - Partial Derivatives - 14.4 Exercises - Page 946: 10

Answer

Image 1 is a broad view, image 2 is a close-up on the region around P, where the tangent plane and the surface are indistinguishable.

Work Step by Step

Suppose $f$ has continuous partial derivatives. An equation of the tangent plane to the surface $z=f(x, y)$ at the point $P(x_{0}, y_{0}, z_{0})$ is $z-z_{0}=f_{x}(x_{0}, y_{0})(x-x_{0})+f_{y}(x_{0}, y_{0})(y-y_{0})$ ---- Using geogebra CAS, define $a(x,y)=f_{x}(x,y),$ $b(x,y)=f_{y}(x,y)$ point P($1,1,3e^{0.1})$, and use formula (2), given above to define the tangent plane. Image 1 is a broad view, image 2 is a close-up on the region around P, where the tangent plane and the surface are indistinguishable.
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